Andrew Lincoln Talks Rick in The Walking Dead

Andrew Lincoln Talks Rick in The Walking Dead

The British actor reflects on his character and more...

By Keven - Jul 19, 2010 10:07 AM EST
Filed Under: The Walking Dead
Source: Digital Spy

The star of AMC's upcoming comic adapted The Walking Dead debuting this October spoke with Digital Spy and revealed some cool tidbits about his role and how shooting drastically changed after a couple days playing just a cop.



Lincoln also mentioned the amazing effects and makeup work that Greg Nicotero's team has been doing every day on set saying,

"Every day I go to work and it's artistry, what's being done," he said on Nicotero's work, "It's funny, because we had two days with Jon Bernthal (fellow cop Shane) and this was pre-apocalypse. It was amazing because it felt like we were doing a cop show. And then suddenly I had that first day where I met my first zombie and I went, 'Oh... this is the show we're in!'" said Lincoln.

Lincoln went on to say that his character for the TV adaptation is spot on with the comic series in that his character undergoes some dramatic changes when he's pushed to the limits in a world without rules.

"He wakes up to find the world has irrevocably changed. His motivational forces are obviously to find his family and discover what has happened to them. And what I've realized in playing him is that he is willing to go to any lengths. He's pushed into a corner and he's fighting his way out." he said.



But what Lincoln said that really makes the most sense to TWD fans all over was this, "Rick is a very centered, serious, practical man," he said, "He's also a simple man. He's got a very good moral center. He's like a moral compass. And what happens is this eroding of his moral center," said Lincoln.

Get ready for the best damn show about the zombie apocalypse ever made. Disregard that there is no competition, just relish in the glory of The Walking Dead and go pick up a few of the graphic novels now and catch up. You won't regret it - and if you do? You suck.
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preacher
preacher - 7/19/2010, 10:59 AM
Am I the only one who thinks a zombie apocalypse, in reality, would be awesome?
A7
A7 - 7/19/2010, 11:12 AM
@preacher, Its just a matter of time.
longshot234
longshot234 - 7/19/2010, 12:22 PM
@preacher:

The hardest part about waiting for the Zombie Apocolypse is pretending I'm not excited!
AshleyWilliams
AshleyWilliams - 7/19/2010, 2:20 PM
A zombie infected world FTW.
DeathSeal
DeathSeal - 7/19/2010, 3:56 PM
@Erickz:
Let me get this straight...the point to your life is tv and the internet, without them there is no point in living?

This is one gun toting Nerd who looks forward to the ZA, bring on the dead!
theothegreat
theothegreat - 7/20/2010, 11:07 PM
this isn't gonna take off, this is so stupid!!
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